Sodium squarate hexahydrate complex

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a sodium squarate hexahydrate complex of the structural formula (I). Its synthesis method includes the following steps. 0.6621 g of squaric acid, 2.6128 g of ammonium formate and 100 ml of anhydrous methanol are weighed and put into a 250 mL round-bottom flask, and heated and stirred to reflux for 48 h, then the reaction is stopped, subsequently the flask is added with 10 mL of a 1M HCl solution, and extracted with 3×15 mL of dichloromethane, and then a combined extraction solution is washed again with 15 mL of a 12M NaOH solution, and extracted again with 3×15 mL of dichloromethane. The extraction solution is subjected to rotary evaporation and separation through column chromatography to obtain a crystal complex; the use of this sodium squarate hexahydrate complex (I) is to use the sodium squarate hexahydrate complex (I) as a catalyst.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a novel compound and use thereof, andin particular to a sodium complex and a preparation method thereof,exactly preparation and use of a sodium squarate hexahydrate complex

BACKGROUND

A sodium squarate complex is a metal complex. Compounds similar to ithave been reported in literature. [1-2] since it is a Lewis acidreagent, it can be developed to be used as an organic catalyst and apharmaceutical intermediate.

CITED REFERENCES

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SUMMARY

The present disclosure is directed to provide a sodium squaratehexahydrate complex, and a technical problem to be solved is to obtain atarget product by one-step synthesis.

The sodium squarate hexahydrate complex referred in the presentdisclosure is a compound shown by the following chemical formula, whichis prepared by reacting squamate with ammonium formate and sodiumhydroxide:

chemical name: sodium squarate hexahydrate complex, referred to as acomplex (I) for short. The compound shows a relatively better catalyticperformance in a nitrile silicification reaction of benzaldehyde with aconversion rate up to 34.8%.

A synthesis method of the sodium squarate hexahydrate complex includessynthesizing and separating. The synthesizing is dissolving 0.6621 g ofsquaric acid, 2.6128 g of ammonium formate and 0.0480 g of a palladiumcomplex in 100 ml of absolute methanol, and heating and stirring toreflux for 48 h; then stopping the reaction, subsequently adding 10 mLof a 1M HCl solution, and extracting with 3×15 mL of dichloromethane;then washing a combined extraction solution again with 15 mL of a 12MNaOH solution, and extracting again with 3×15 mL of dichloromethane;subjecting the combined extraction solution to rotary evaporation andseparation through column chromatography to obtain a colorless crystalcomplex.

The synthesis reaction is as follows:

The present synthesis method obtains a target product in one step, witha simple process and convenient operations.

The reaction mechanism of this reaction can be speculated as follows:the unreacted squaric acid interacts with sodium hydroxide to dehydrate,and undergoes a series of changes under the action of the palladiumcatalyst to form the sodium complex.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an X-ray diffraction analysis pattern of the sodium squaratehexahydrate complex.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 1. Preparation of PalladiumComplex: (1) Preparation of [1,4-(4R)-diisopropyl-2-oxazolinyl]benzene

Into a 100 mL two-necked flask added were 1.4054 g (10.64 mmol) ofanhydrous ZnCl₂, 40 ml of chlorobenzene, 5.0236 g (39.2 mmol) of1,4-dicyanobenzene and 16.2075 g of L-valinol under anhydrous andoxygen-free conditions. The mixture was refluxed at a high temperaturefor 60 h, then the reaction was stopped, and the solvent was removedunder reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved with water andextracted with CHCl₃ (20 mL×2). The organic phase was dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was removed by rotation. Thecrude product was subjected to column chromatography with petroleumether/dichloromethane (4:1) to obtain a light green viscous liquid witha yield of 52%; white crystal with a melting point of: 48-50° C.,[a]⁵D=+111.9° (c=0.429, CHCl₃); ¹HNMR (500 MHz, CDCl₃, 27° C.),δ(ppm)=7.97 (s, 4H), 4.39-4.43 (t, 3.18 Hz, 1H), 4.09-4.15 (m, 2H),1.85-1.86 (m, 1H), (d, J=6.24 Hz, 6H), 0.86-0.96 (d, J=6.24 Hz, 6H).¹³CNMR 18.13, 19.03, 32.85, 70.26, 72.76, 128.10, 128.16, 130.32,162.82. IR: 3273, 2976, 2960, 2932, 2889, 2869, 1643, 1512, 1469, 1408,1382, 1366, 1350, 1320, 1296, 1276, 1214, 1180, 1108, 1077, 1047, 1014,971, 955, 900, 891, 838, 726, 698, 675, 659, 540. HRMS(EI): m/z (%):calcd for C₁₈H₂₄N₂O₂: 300.1838; found: 300.1833.

(2) Preparation of Bis{[1,4-(4S)-diisopropyl-2-oxazolinylBenzene]palladium Chloride} Complex

Into a 100 mL two-necked flask added were 1.5603 g (4.92 mmol) ofpalladium chloride, 1.0435 g (3.48 mmol) of1,4-(4R)-diisopropyl-2-oxazolinylbenzene and 30 mL of chlorobenzene. Themixture was refluxed at high temperature for 48 h, the reaction wasstopped, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residuewas dissolved in trichloromethane and ethanol, and subjected to naturalvolatilization of the solvent to obtain a reddish brown complex as acrystal with a yield: 92%; m.p.: >200° C., [a]⁵D=+512.8° (c 0.0564,CH₃OH); ¹H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3), δ ppm 8.81 (s, 8H, ArH), 4.61-4.63 (m,4H, CH×4), 4.53 (t, J=9.6 Hz, 4H, CH×4), 4.44 (t, J=8.5 Hz, 4H, CH×4),3.07-3.10 (m, 4H), 1.18 and 1.15 (dd, J=6.7, 7.2 Hz, 24H, CH3×4); ¹³CNMR (150 MHz, CDCl₃) ppm 166.8, 130.1 (×2), 129.3, 72.0, 69.1, 30.7,19.0, 15.6; νmax (cm⁻¹) 3487, 3049, 2957, 2929, 2872, 1642, 1609, 1572,1509, 1480, 1464, 1416, 1379, 1331, 1288, 1246, 1178, 1141, 1123, 1099,1045, 1018, 959, 933, 899, 854, 804, 770, 722, 693, 438; elementalanalysis of C₃₆H₄₈N₄Cl₄O₄Pd₂, test value: C, 45.26%, H, 5.06%, N, 5.86%;theoretical value: C, 45.32%, H, 5.24%, N, 5.48%;

2. Preparation of Sodium Squarate Hexahydrate Complex:

0.6621 g of squaric acid, 2.6128 g of ammonium formate and 0.0480 g of apalladium complex were weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of anhydrousmethanol, and heated and stirred to reflux for 48 h. Then the reactionwas stopped, and subsequently the mixture was added with 10 mL of a 1MHCl solution and extracted with 3×15 mL of dichloromethane. Then thecombined extraction solution was washed again with 15 mL of a 12M NaOHsolution and extracted again with 3×15 mL of dichloromethane. Theextraction solution was subjected to rotary evaporation and separationthrough column chromatography to obtain 0.3852 g of a crystal complexwith a melting point >250° C.; elemental analysis data: theoreticalvalue: C: 26.68%; H: 2.80%; measured value: 6.87%; H: 2.63%; IR spectraldata: (KBr; v,cm⁻¹): 3347, 3111, 3032, 2916, 2849, 1597, 1539, 1439,1393, 1142, 1078, 880, 825, 710; and the crystal data of the compound:

empirical formula C16H20Na4O26 molecular weight 720.28 temperature293(2) K wavelength 0.71073 Å crystal system, space group monoclinicsystem, C 2/c lattice parameter a = 24.567(15) Å alpha = 90 deg. b =3.580(2) Å beta = 90 deg. c = 15.837(10) Å gamma = 90 deg. volume1380.2(5) Å{circumflex over ( )}3 charge density 2, 1.731Mg/m{circumflex over ( )}3 absorption correction parameter 0.218mm{circumflex over ( )}−1 number of electrons in a single 736 latticecrystal size 0.110 × 0.060 × 0.040 mm range of Theta angle 2.592 to24.996 scope of HKL index collection −28 <= h <= 28, −4 <= k < 4, −18 <=l <= 18 collected/independent diffraction 6015/1204 [R(int) = 0.0909]data data integrity of theta = 30.5 95.9% absorption correction methodmultilayer scanning maximum and minimum 0.7456 and 0.5760 transmittancesmethod used for refinement matrix least square method of F{circumflexover ( )}2 number of data/limited number 1204/0/104 for usage/number ofparameters method used for refinement 1.170 consistency factor ofdiffraction R1 = 0.0948, wR2 = 0.2362 points coincidence factor ofobservable R1 = 0.1306, wR2 = 0.2598 diffraction Maximum peak and valleyon 0.450 and −0.550e.A{circumflex over ( )}−3 differential Fourierdiagram

Typical Bond Length Data of Crystal:

Na(1)-O(5) 2.347(6) Na(1)-O(4) 2.350(5) Na(1)-O(1)#1 2.397(5)Na(1)-O(5)#2 2.401(6) Na(1)-O(1)#3 2.445(5) Na(1)-O(1)#4 2.585(6)Na(1)-Na(1)#5 3.580(2) Na(1)-Na(1)#2 3.580(2) Na(1)-Na(1)#6 3.580(4)Na(1)-Na(1)#7 3.580(4) O(1)-C(1) 1.235(8) O(1)-Na(1)#8 2.397(5)O(1)-Na(1)#3 2.445(5) O(1)-Na(1)#4 2.585(6) O(2)-C(2) 1.232(8) O(3)-C(3)1.259(7) O(4)-C(4) 1.281(8) C(1)-C(4) 1.447(8) C(1)-C(2) 1.474(9)C(2)-C(3) 1.475(8) C(3)-C(4) 1.430(9) O(5)-Na(1)#5 2.401(6) O(5)-H(5A)0.8503 O(5)-H(5B) 0.8499 O(6)-H(6A) 0.9482 O(6)-H(6B) 0.8497 O(7)-H(7A)0.8540 O(7)-H(7B) 0.8584

Bond Angle Data of Crystal

O(5)-Na(1)-O(4)  91.08(17) O(5)-Na(1)-O(1)#1  93.11(18)O(4)-Na(1)-O(1)#1 173.1(2) O(5)-Na(1)-O(5)#2  97.88(18)O(4)-Na(1)-O(5)#2  88.28(18) O(1)#1-Na(1)-O(5)#2  96.55(17)O(5)-Na(1)-O(1)#3 175.2(2) O(4)-Na(1)-O(1)#3  87.48(17)O(1)#1-Na(1)-O(1)#3  87.90(17) O(5)#2-Na(1)-O(1)#3  86.7(2)O(5)-Na(1)-O(1)#4  84.69(19) O(4)-Na(1)-O(1)#4  90.18(17)O(1)#1-Na(1)-O(1)#4  84.77(16) O(5)#2-Na(1)-O(1)#4 177.03(19)O(1)#3-Na(1)-O(1)#4  90.70(17) O(5)-Na(1)-Na(1)#5  41.63(14)O(4)-Na(1)-Na(1)#5  91.86(14) O(1)#1-Na(1)-Na(1)#5  87.66(14)O(5)#2-Na(1)-Na(1)#5 139.51(14) O(1)#3-Na(1)-Na(1)#5 133.78(13)O(1)#4-Na(1)-Na(1)#5  43.08(12) O(5)-Na(1)-Na(1)#2 138.38(14)O(4)-Na(1)-Na(1)#2  88.14(14) O(1)#1-Na(1)-Na(1)#2  92.34(14)O(5)#2-Na(1)-Na(1)#2  40.49(14) O(1)#3-Na(1)-Na(1)#2  46.22(13)O(1)#4-Na(1)-Na(1)#2 136.92(12) Na(1)#5-Na(1)-Na(1)#2 180.0O(5)-Na(1)-Na(1)#6  90.59(12) O(4)-Na(1)-Na(1)#6 131.71(17)O(1)#1-Na(1)-Na(1)#6  42.84(13) O(5)#2-Na(1)-Na(1)#6 139.08(14)O(1)#3-Na(1)-Na(1)#6  86.93(15) O(1)#4-Na(1)-Na(1)#6  42.01(10)Na(1)#5-Na(1)-Na(1)#6  60.00(4) Na(1)#2-Na(1)-Na(1)#6 120.00(4)O(5)-Na(1)-Na(1)#7 139.27(14) O(4)-Na(1)-Na(1)#7 129.27(16)O(1)#1-Na(1)-Na(1)#7  46.18(14) O(5)#2-Na(1)-Na(1)#7  89.73(12)O(1)#3-Na(1)-Na(1)#7  41.81(10) O(1)#4-Na(1)-Na(1)#7  89.27(14)Na(1)#5-Na(1)-Na(1)#7 120.00(4) Na(1)#2-Na(1)-Na(1)#7  60.00(4)Na(1)#6-Na(1)-Na(1)#7  59.99(9) C(1)-O(1)-Na(1)#8 126.5(4)C(1)-O(1)-Na(1)#3 128.0(4) Na(1)#8-O(1)-Na(1)#3  95.35(17)C(1)-O(1)-Na(1)#4 114.2(4) Na(1)#8-O(1)-Na(1)#4  91.81(17)Na(1)#3-O(1)-Na(1)#4  90.71(17) C(4)-O(4)-Na(1) 134.5(4) O(1)-C(1)-C(4)136.1(6) O(1)-C(1)-C(2) 134.6(5) C(4)-C(1)-C(2)  89.3(5) O(2)-C(2)-C(1)136.2(6) O(2)-C(2)-C(3) 134.8(6) C(1)-C(2)-C(3)  89.0(5) O(3)-C(3)-C(4)135.9(6) O(3)-C(3)-C(2) 134.2(6) C(4)-C(3)-C(2)  89.9(5) O(4)-C(4)-C(3)133.2(5) O(4)-C(4)-C(1) 135.0(6) C(3)-C(4)-C(1)  91.8(5)Na(1)-O(5)-Na(1)#5  97.88(18) Na(1)-O(5)-H(5A) 112.7 Na(1)#5-O(5)-H(5A) 97.6 Na(1)-O(5)-H(5B) 127.6 Na(1)#5-O(5)-H(5B) 112.7 H(5A)-O(5)-H(5B)104.5 H(6A)-O(6)-H(6B)  85.3 H(7A)-O(7)-H(7B) 103.4.

3. Application of Nitrile Silicification Reaction

0.05 mmol of a compound I, 0.1 ml of benzaldehyde, 0.3 ml (3.3 mmol) ofTMSCN, and the sodium squarate hexahydrate complex of 2 were addedsequentially at 20-30° C. After 20 hours, the reaction was quenched byaddition of water and subjected to column chromatography (petroleumether/dichloromethane: 5/1) to obtain a colorless oily liquid with aconversion rate of 34.8%; ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) 7.56-7.59 (m, 0.9 Hz,2H), 7.31-7.34 (m, 3H), 5.43 (s, 1H), 0.16 (s, 9H).

What is claimed is:
 1. A sodium squarate hexahydrate complex which isprepared from squarate acid, ammonium formate and sodium hydroxide andrepresented by the following chemical formula:


2. The sodium squarate hexahydrate (I) according to claim 1, whereinwhen diffraction data is collected in a ω-θ scanning manner with a MoKαray (λ=0.71073 Å) monochromatized by a graphite monochromator on aOxford X-ray single-crystal diffractometer at a temperature of 293(2) K,it is characterized in that a crystal belongs to a monoclinic system,the space group is: C 2/C, and lattice parameters of the crystal are:a=24.567(15) Å alpha=90 deg; b=3.580(2) Å beta=90 deg; c=15.837(10) Ågamma=90 deg.
 3. A method for synthesizing the sodium squaratehexahydrate complex (I) according to claim 1, comprising synthesizing,separating and purifying, wherein the synthesizing is weighing andputting 0.6621 g of squaric acid, 2.6128 g of ammonium formate and 100ml of anhydrous methanol into a 250 mL round-bottom flask, and heatingand stirring to reflux for 48 h; then stopping the reaction,subsequently adding 10 mL of a 1M HCl solution, and extracting with 3×15mL of dichloromethane; then washing a combined extraction solution againwith 15 mL of a 12M NaOH solution, and extracting again with 3×15 mL ofdichloromethane; subjecting the extraction solution to rotaryevaporation and separation through column chromatography withdichloromethane and anhydrous methanol according to a volume ratio of9:1 as an eluent, and collecting a final component point to obtain thecrystal complex (I).
 4. Use of the sodium squarate hexahydrate complex(I) according to claim 1, wherein the sodium squarate hexahydratecomplex is used as a catalyst in an addition reaction of benzaldehydeand trimethylsilyl nitrile with a conversion rate up to 34.8%.